Deficits. Most people of knowledge say it's the biggest single problem facing the economic free world.
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The biggest problem with the deficit is programs that are unconstitutional and wasteful.
When the economy is growing, there's a lot that can be done to deal with the deficit.
The American people will eventually get hurt by this accumulated deficit. That's the problem. We have too much deficit. We have to find a solution.
Economically, long-term joblessness means fewer dollars for consumption. For deficit control, it means fewer taxpayers contributing to government revenues and tens of billions more spent on unemployment insurance.
What's hurting the U.S. economy is total government spending. The deficit is an indicator that the government is spending so much money that it can't even get around to stealing all of the money that it wants to spend. But the tip of the iceberg is not what hit the Titanic - it was the 90 percent of the iceberg under water.
We have major fiscal problems on our hand.
The best way to deal with the deficit is through economic growth.
The problem is that the U.S. government is the biggest debtor in the world, and those depending on it to take care of them will only become poorer.
Deficits are like putting dynamite in the hands of children. They can get out of control very quickly.
We don't have a major problem right now in our country, and life is normal. Things like unemployment, which the youth are suffering from, and the rate of inflation - these are chronic conditions and we have to solve them.